CRAIG Conway is delighted to have made the most of a rare start in Malky Mackay’s side by hitting the record-breaking winner for Cardiff City.

CRAIG Conway is delighted to have made the most of a rare start in Malky Mackay’s side by hitting the record-breaking winner for Cardiff City.

Conway’s fine left foot strike 10 minutes from time was enough to seal all three points for Cardiff and extended their winning run at home to a club record 10 games.

The 27-year-old was making just his second start in the Championship for Mackay’s side this season and his first at the Cardiff City Stadium.

He had a transfer request turned down last month after asking to leave in search of first team football.

Conway said: “I obviously want to play football and I’ve had to wait a long time it seems.

“Without going into it every player wants to play football and you have to look after yourself.

“The most important thing is I got my chance and managed to take it.

“It was my first start at home and it’s always nice to play in front of the home fans and to score was great.

“Joe got the ball and I took a good touch to put it on my left foot and I’ve wound it up a bit and I was able to catch it quite well.

“It went through a few bodies and I was pleased to see it hit the back of the net.

“We will have to wait and see what happens but I am happy I could contribute to the team and help us get the three points.”

Cardiff returned to the summit of the Championship with the win and placed more pressure on former Bluebirds boss Dave Jones, whose Sheffield Wednesday side remain in the bottom three following the defeat.

The Bluebirds are now a point ahead of second place Crystal Palace, who briefly topped the Championship after their emphatic 3-0 win over promotion rivals Brighton on Saturday.

Conway added: “The manager said there was a lot of pressure on us because other teams around us had played, but we’ve answered that and got a hard-fought win.

“I’ve been in teams before that have gone 10 games unbeaten but to win 10 in a row is an incredible achievement.

“It keeps us right at the top of the league and you always want to make your home ground a fortress and we’ve been able to do that.

“If we keep picking up wins at home and get a few away then I am sure we will be right up there come the end of the season.

“The manager said it does not matter how you win sometimes as long as you keep picking up results and sometimes the 1-0 wins are better than the four or five ones.

“You put so much work into them it feels great.

“Everybody is really happy, we played some good stuff, it was frustrating at times because they were pretty defensive but we kept going and showed great patience.

“It was great to get the winner and it’s a massive three points for us.”

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